A Paperback Jar
As I mentioned before, I’ve been working on a Trade Paperback version of my short story collection, A Jar Of Mixed Treats. I got the initial proof last week, and naturally found a couple typos that I’d missed before. And, …
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More POD
One of the cool things that I saw at Dean’s workshop was books, a lot of books, from the other writers in the workshop. Several people brought their POD paperbacks to show Dean. Of course, that first night, I smacked …
Two Completed Stories
The title gives away the big secret of this post. But what the hell. You guys hate secrets, right? 🙂 First, I finished the Writers of the Future story. I still have not figured out a title yet. I finished …
Speaking of Crappy Covers…
Possibly the absolute worst cover I’ve made to date is the one I put together for my short story collection, A Jar Of Mixed Treats. Pretty horrid, right? I thought I was being real clever. The five stories in the …
First Blood, Plus Some Changes
As you all know, I’ve been cranking on The Pericles Conspiracy for the last couple weeks. Well, maybe cranking isn’t the best word to use. The story was sitting at a bit under 29,000 words at the beginning of the …
No HM For Me
So as you guys know, one of my writing goals is to submit to the Writers of the Future contest each quarter until I either 1) Win or 2) Have too many professional publishing credits to qualify. No danger of …
Sample Sunday – Lords of the Remnant
Sample Sunday again. 🙂 This week, an excerpt from Lords of the Remnant, a science fiction story about an alien invasion. Here it is: They came at dawn, a streaming mass of bodies falling from the sky. As with everything …
A Pub-ing I Will Go
I’ve not done much writing in the last week. Partly that’s because I’ve just been having a bunch of fun with my family. But also it’s because I spent the week practicing covers and getting a bunch of my stories …
No Dice
Well, I heard from Clarkesworld this evening. No dice on publishing Lords of the Remnant with them. That’s not really unexpected, considering how many submissions they get each month. But still, it’s not as fun as hearing they loved it …
Sample Sunday – 31 July 2011
It’s time for some more Sample Sunday action! Here are the first 500 words from my short story, Falling Softly: Through his spyglass, the assassin watched Lord Padmar disembark his carriage. He was dressed in his best: a dark red …